According to Oficemen, domestic cement consumption increased in the first month of 2015, rising to 769 838 t. This is 37 834 t (5.2%) higher than in January 2014. Over the last 12 months, Spanish consumption levels have improved by 2%.
Canary Islands
In January 2015, cement sales in the Canary Islands reached 34 368 t, up 31.4% y/y. Sales volumes also improved in Lanzarote, where they grew by 37.9% y/y from 2904 t in January 2014 to 4003 t in January 2015. When compared to December 2014, sales in Lanzarote improved by 13.6%, according to ISTAC and Centro de Datos Lanzarote.
Holcim and Cemex have announced the completion of their series of transactions in Europe, which includes operations in western Germany, the Czech Republic and Spain.